पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra145.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha289.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra284.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani231.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:23
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:28 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868977.27
Julian Day2457442.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.53°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0786°), declination -9.73°, EoT -13.84 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)